Toy balloon.



.F. J, CREQUE.

TOY BALLOON. Mme/mom men NOV. 12. 1914.

Patented Apr. 2?, 1915.

of my improved balloon; .lFi

FRANK J. CREQUE, UECUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO.

TGY BALLOON.

To all to]: am it may concern:

Be it known that'l, FRANK J. Cannon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cuyahoga Falls, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio;have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toy Balloons, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and metal improvements in toyballoons. and more particularly to a construction oi the valve for thesame; the object being taprovide a toy balloon which is so constructedthat the valve is removable in order to allow the air within the bag topass freely through the stem, 0. suitable sound-producin'g device beingarranged within the stem, in order to produce a Whistlingsound.

Another and further object of theinvention is to provide a balloon whichis ex ceedingly; simple and cheap in construction and one in which thebag can be maintained inflated as long as desired and by the re moval ofthe valve plug, a Whistling sound will be produced, thereby enabling thetoy balloon to be used for the ordinary purpose of a balloon and toproduce a sound, it so desired.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In. the drawing-ligure l, is a perspective 2, is a longitudinal sectionthrough the stem showing in full lines," the balloon collapsed and indotted lines, the balloon inflated; Fig. 3, is a perspective of. thestem detached, partly in section, showing the plug carryingthesound-producing device; and Fig. 4, is a perspective of the plug valve,detached.

Like numerals or reference refer to like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

In carrying out my invention, I employ an inflatable bag 1 preferablyformed of rubber having a neck 2 which is adapted to be secured over oneend of a tubular stem 3 by an elastic band a; said stem being providedwith an enlargement 5 at its end in order to enable the n ck to besecured firmly in position over the tubular stem 3.

Arranged within the tubular stem 3 at the end carrying the inflatablebag, is a tubular plug 6 having its bo e erlar'ged as shown at 7 overwhich is arranged an elastic Specification of Letters Pa e.

or flexible strip 8 which extends rearwardly in grooves formed in thecircumference of the plug 6 and is secured in position by an elasticband 9 which forces the end portions of the strip 8 within-the groove 10formed in the plug 6 to receive the band 9 in order to securely hold theelastic strip 8 taut across the open end of the tube. This-produces awhistling sound by the air passing through the plug 6 after the bag hasbeen inflated in the well-known manner.

Arranged within the opposite end of the stem 3, is a valve plug 11 whichis tubular in form and is provided with an annular flange 12 at itsout/er end forming a stop for limiting the inward movement of the plugwithin the stem and this flange also forms a mouth piece by means ofwhich, the stem can be held within the mouth. The flange enables thevalve plug to be readily detached. when desired and arranged lipon theinner end of the valve plug is all flat valve 13 formed of any suitableflexible inaterial non-pervious to air, so as to poinpletely close thevalve plug alter the inflatable bag has been inflated by a personblowing into the, stem through the valve plug. The pressure of airagainst the valve 13 when the bag is inflated closes the same andmaintains the same in closed position.

The operation of toy balloon as herein shown and described, is asfollows: Ass-uniing that the balloon is in the position shown in fulllines in; Fig. 2, a person in sorts the stem within the mouth andbyblowing tl'irough the stem, the valve is opened so as to-allow air topass into the inflatable bag in order to inflate the same, the pressureof air within the bag holding the 'alve ir closed position in order toallow the balloon to be used as an ordinary balloon and it is, ofcourse, understood that the same can be secured to stick, if desired."ill'ien it is desired to produce a whistling sound, the plug 11 isdetached carrying the valve, which allows the air within the inflatablebag to escape through the plug (land by the passage of air through thebore, of the plug around the flexible strip 8, a whistling sound isproduced.

I claim:

l. A toy balloon, having a stern, a plug arranged within said stemhaving a soundproducing device, and a detachable valve plug mounted inthe outer end of said stem.

2. A toy balloon, having a stem provided Patented Apr, 2'7, 1915cApplication filed November 12, 1914. .Beria'l Ho. 871,742.

with e sound-producing deyice and a detachable valve mounted wl tlgmsa1fi stem.

3. A toy balloon, COmPYIiSHIg an inflatable bag having a neck a stemarranged Within said neck, a tubular plug arranged within said saemhaving a strip of flexible material arranged over one end thereof, and aplug 'arrazugec in the opposite end of said stem having a flap valve atone-end.

.4:- As a new article of manufacture a toy baliozm, comprising aniaafie'cable bag provided. with a. neck, a tubuier stem secured withinsaid neck a, abubulm' plug mouated within said stem, a. strip offiexibie materia arranged over the inner end 0f said tubular plug,flanged plug arranged within the outer end 0f said. stem, and e flapvalve mounted upon the inner end-0f said plug.-

' In testimony whereof I efix my signaturv in presense oftwo Witnesses.

4 FRANK Jo CREQUE.

Witnesas:

Q. A. WEB, F. 0. VA;

